Olasupo Shasore’s Book, “A Platter of Gold” Gets Adapted into Documentary Film on Netflix
Popular Nigerian Legal Practitioner, Historian and Writer Olasupo Shasore, has joined the growing list of Nigerians putting the country on a global map, following the production of his book titled “A Platter of Gold” into a docu-series by Netflix; a global streaming platform. The docu-series titled “Journey of an African Colony: The Making of Nigeria” is described as a goldmine by the writer.
Responding to the successful production and narration of the book, Olasupo Shasore expressed gratitude for a well-deserved recognition and for being a part of such a valuable project. According to Olasupo Shasore, the book centres around the unsaid facts about the slave trade up to the independence of Nigeria, and it can be enjoyed equally by any race, sex or gender.
The former Attorney General of Lagos State while appreciating the streaming platform for accepting the book amongst other globally recognized ones stated that this achievement spotlights Nigeria across the globe in addition to making the country proud thorough his legal career strides worldwide.
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“While this documentary sets the record straight about the history of Nigeria as well as its prospects, this is to tell the world that Nigeria through great minds like mine is playing its role in ensuring global sustainable human development, through educational and entertaining resources such as “Journey of an African Colony: The Making of Nigeria”, he said.
“Netflix being a global platform designed to preach the contextual stories of Nations and individuals through its on-demand movies, documentaries and the likes, accepted the book for a documentary, so everyone can have access to the historical knowledge shared in the book.”
“It serves as a big projection of my craving that Nigerians, especially authors and artists should have unlimited access to a resource such as this documentary, for research purposes and in order for their works towards building a better Nigeria to be rock-solid.”
Olasupo Shasore’s other books – “A Platter of Gold: Making Nigeria”, “Possessed: A History of Law and Justice in the Crown Colony of Lagos 1861-1906”, form the basis of the New Netflix Naija Docu-Series.
Since the world premiere of “Journey of an African Colony: The Making of Nigeria” on Netflix in 2020, the book has received wide attention and has been reviewed by renowned writers and authors on global platforms such as The New Yorker, American University Radio and others.
Olasupo Shasore is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and a partner at Africa Law Practice NG & CO (ALP NG & CO), a leading commercial law firm in Nigeria. He is the Chairman, Nigeria Advisory Board of the Commonwealth Enterprise & Investment Council and member of its international advisory board. Olasupo is also Chairman of the Nigeria Commonwealth Walkaway Committee and Chairman, Lagos Theatre Festival (LTF) Foundation LTD/GTE.